Hydrothermal origin of manganese in the high-pressure ophiolite metasediments of Praborna ore deposit (Aosta Valley, Western Alps)

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 577-594

  Tumiati, Simone ^a   Martin, Silvana ^b   Godard, Gaston ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Blueschist; Eclogite; Geochemistry; Hydrothermalism; Manganese; Ocean floor; Ore deposit; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTERING; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MICA; ORE ANALYSIS; ORE DEPOSITS; ORES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AGGLOMERATIVE HIERARCHICAL CLUSTERING; BLUESCHISTS; ECLOGITES; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; HIGH-PRESSURE CONDITION; HYDROTHERMALISM; OCEAN FLOOR; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE;

MANGANESE DEPOSITS;

BLUESCHIST; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ECLOGITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HIGH PRESSURE; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; MANGANESE DEPOSIT; METASEDIMENT; OPHIOLITE; ORE BODY; ORE DEPOSIT; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEAFLOOR; TRACE ELEMENT;

SAAS BALEN; SWITZERLAND; VALAIS; ZERMATT;

EID: 84988306482     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2010/0022-2035     Document Type: Article

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